For whatever was written in the past was written for our instruction,(A) so that we may have hope through endurance and through the encouragement from the Scriptures. Now may the God who gives[a] endurance and encouragement(B) allow you to live in harmony with one another,(C) according to the command of Christ Jesus, so that you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ(D) with a united mind and voice.

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For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us,(A) so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.

May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind(B) toward each other that Christ Jesus had, so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify(C) the God and Father(D) of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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